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One of the world’s largest deep-sea coral reefs discovered off Argentina

Biologist Erik Cordes has spent much of his career studying cold-water reefs — coral systems typically found in chilly, dark waters far below the ocean’s surface. But his latest pr...

Coral reefs are secretly connected across oceans. Scientists think it's key to their survival

A new study study used ocean circulation models to tracking the movement of coral larvae across 850 reefs. Here's what it found.

What scientists found inside coral reefs could change the future of medicine

Beneath the beauty of coral reefs lies a hidden universe of microbes unlike anything scientists expected. Each coral species supports its own specialized microbial partners, many o...

Conservationists Install Artificial Reefs Where Corals Once Stood

Miles of coral reef around Pom Pom Island in Malaysia have been ruined by climate change and blast fishing. A conservation group hopes to restore the area by installing concrete st...

See the first stunning images of a massive coral reef that has lain hidden for decades

These incredible corals form what may be one of the world’s largest reef systems—and researchers have a plan to restore it

Scientists Discover Coral Reefs Are Teeming With Previously Unknown Life

Scientists are uncovering a hidden layer of coral reef ecosystems, one dominated not by visible marine life, but by vast and largely unexplored microbial communities. An internatio...

Saving Coral Reefs at Sinai’s Blue Hole

  Egypt is currently moving forward with a redevelopment plan for the Blue Hole area in Sinai, aiming to attract tourists while protecting the delicate coral reefs that make the si...

Coral Reef Skyscraper Discovery Amazes Scientists

Towering detached coral reef discovered as tall as the Empire State Building at 500m high is discovered. Its the first major coral discovery in 120 years just off Cape York on th...

New conservation effort launched to protect coral reefs in Yap

Conservation groups have launched a new initiative to safeguard coral reefs in Yap, a state in the Federated States of Micronesia, through both scientific innovation and traditiona...

Indonesia to conserve coral reefs in ‘debt-for-nature’ deal

Coral reefs on a remote archipelago shrugged off a massive heatwave

Scientists were shocked to find that the Houtman Abrolhos Islands’ coral reefs survived a prolonged extreme heatwave in 2025 virtually unharmed, which may reveal how to protect cor...

EA launches coral reef cultivation project in Daymaniyat reserve

BARKA: The Environment Authority (EA) has launched a coral reef cultivation project in the Daymaniyat Islands Nature Reserve as part of its continuous efforts to protect marine eco...

Can Concrete Molds Revive Coral Reefs Ruined by Bombs and Climate Change?

In a devastated section of the Coral Triangle in the Pacific Ocean, a conservation group is trying to build an artificial reef.

Coral reefs are nearing extinction. 2026 must mark a turning point | Jason Momoa

At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining momentWhere I come from – Hawai’i – the reef isn’t just something you loo...

Coral Reefs in Crisis: Understanding Coral Reef Bleaching, Ocean Warming, and the Future of Reef Restoration

Coral reefs face ocean warming and coral reef bleaching, with reef restoration offering hope for recovery. This article explains the causes, impacts, and real‑world restoration e...

Massive reef expansion 20 million years ago may explain modern coral life's origins

New research published in Science Advances reveals that the largest expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 million years happened about 20 to 10 million years ago, between Austra...

How underwater speakers are helping revive coral reefs devastated by climate change

Coral reefs are essential to the health of oceans, the food supply and to protecting the coast from storms. But as climate change pushes ocean temperatures higher, reefs are dying...

Many of the Caribbean's most important reefs are going unprotected

Share articlePrint articleLiving by the sea in the tropics means being exposed to some of nature's most powerful forces. Hurricanes can bring storm surges, flooding and destructive...

Soundtrack of the sea: divers use underwater speakers to help dying coral reefs

Divers are installing waterproof speakers in the ocean to help pull a coral reef near Jamaica back from the brinkThe northern coast of Jamaica once served as the backdrop for scene...

Many of the Caribbean's most important reefs are going unprotected

Share articlePrint articleLiving by the sea in the tropics means being exposed to some of nature's most powerful forces. Hurricanes can bring storm surges, flooding and destructive...

More than 1,000 uncharted coral reefs mapped in vast, understudied northern Australia

Scientists have layered hundreds of satellite images to reveal more than 1,000 previously uncharted coral reefs in the turbid waters of northern Australia. The number is comparable...

Reefline: Bringing art to Miami's coastline

Argentinian-born art curator Ximena Caminos is the mastermind behind Miami's newest art installation, Reefline, an underwater sculpture park that doubles as an artificial coral ree...

Saving coral reefs will require ruthless selection over generations to beat future heat waves

Assisted evolution could help corals survive future heat waves, but careful trait choice and strong repeated selection will be needed for it to be effective. As global temperatures...

Could heat-resistant corals help reefs adapt to climate change?

Whitney Isenhower looks at how researchers are turning to heat-tolerant corals to help save declining coral reefs amid the climate crisis. Read more: Could heat-resistant corals he...